10-Year-Old Girl Dies from Injuries in Grayling ATV Incident

10-year-old AaliyahEllie Shangin-Andrews died from injuries in an ATV incident in the southwest Alaska community of Grayling. Image-GoFundMe

It was reported by troopers via the trooper dispatch on Friday that a young girl from the rural community of Grayling had perished from her injuries sustained in a August 11th four-wheeler accident.

10-year-old Aaliyah Ellie Shangin-Andrews was riding as a passenger on a four-wheeler when the driver, her 18-year-old aunt, Kaitlin Andrews swerved to avoid a pothole and the young girl was thrown from the ATV, it was reported by troopers today.

Aaliyah was medevaced to the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage for treatment of her severe injuries. She survived for eight days before succumbing to her injuries. She died on August 19th, just seven days before her 11th birthday.

The continuing trooper investigation has ruled out excessive speed, drugs or alcohol as factors in the incident.

Next of kin were notified by the Alaska Bureau of Investigation.

Grayling is a small community with a population just under 200 on the Yukon River approximately 50 miles north of Holy Cross.

A GoFundMe page was previously set up to cover medical and travel expenses for Aaliyah. But, now the family is instead in need of funds for burial expenses. The page can be accessed here.

Funeral services for Aaliyah are scheduled for Tuesday, August 30th at the Evergreen Memorial Chapel at 737 E Street in Anchorage.